Automobile.



No. 880,739. PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908- M. M. JOHNSON.

AUTOMOBILE.

- APPLIOATIOH mum nov. 30, 1901.

MAN-ANDER MOTT JOHNSON, or CLAY CENTER, NEBRASKA".

AUTOMOBILE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 190's.

Applicatioiifiled'NtvnihxSO. 1907. Serial No. 404:603.

To all' whom it'may'con'cem: p I, Be it known that I, lVlANA-NDER MoTTJOHNSON, a" citizenof the United States, re-

' sidin" at @lay Center, in the county of Clay to ful I employed, eitheras a whole or in and Hate of-Nebraska, have invented certain' new anduseful rovementsin Auto-- mobiles;- of which thefo lowingisaspecification.-

This-iiivention relates to automobiles, and among its'objects" iti'saimed to improve the general construction of automobiles in such amanner as to rovide meanswhereby in-' stead of the head Wind or theresistance of theair'due' to'the rapid movement of the machinebein ahindrance to the progress of the machine, t e same will be utilized andturned good account in the particulars hereinafter 5 set forth.

The means which I utilize in carrying out thediiierent objectsof myinvention arealso art, to in crease the effectiveness and desirabilityof the m'a'cl'iine structure in a simple, compact, and efficient manner.Such means includ iir'additionto its function as a wind utilizer,devices to be em 'loyed as a reflector for the head light and al so as apart-of the automobile horn" construction.

The fore oin' and other objects of the invention wil be ereinafter fullyset forth and an illustrative manner in which the same may be carriedout is-disclosed' in the accompan 4 'ng drawings, in which Figure 1 is afan; view of a conventional type of automo i-le' running gear, with myinvention applied thereto and shown partly in section, Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section on the'line'22 of Fig. 1; Flg. 3 is'adiagram indicating the valve mechanism for the casing, and Fig. 4 is adetail on an enlarged sc'ale tobe hereinafter described.

In the followin description and on the several" views of the" drawingssimilar parts are referred to by likereferen'ce characters.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A indicates any suitableconventional type of automobile frame construction providedwith-usualwheels B and driving mechanism C. The motor D may be'of anydesired type or construction, such as gasolene, steam, or the like, butthe urposes for which my imrovements are designed best adapt them foruse in connection with explosive engines.

' On the front end of theframe, and secured thereupon, I provide a largefunnel 10 whose mouth opens forwardly and is or may be so;

ficiently largeto substantially command entire-front of the'b'o'cly' ofthe'machinez' The point or apex end of the funnel projecting rearw'ardlyhas secured thereto by'any able means, a tube 11, by virtue" of whicl iIy aim to utilize for any one ormore of several pur oses the blast ofair through tl'iefurinl 10 caused by the rapid movement of themechine.At 12-Iind1cate a ca'si'ngof any suit ableconformation or construction.located adjacent to the" engine cylinders and with which thetube 11 isintended to 001111111 151;-

cate. It will be" understood that the tube out which the funnel end orthe tube 11 is secured, as by a suitable clamp'or binder 14. The casing12 will be provided with as many valves or regulators 15 as may bedeemed necessary or desirable for the purpose ofsup plying a blast ofcold air to the several cyli'rrders of the engine or elsewhere. A

In Fig. 3 there is illustrated diagrammatica'lly a suitable form ofvalve operating means for the casing 12. It is to be under stood howeverthat such illustratioi'r i's sug'' gestive only and that the valves andvalve operating devices may be variec in specific construction accordingto the desire of the" builder or as required by the demands" of thetrade. The construction illustrated prof vides a rigid connectionbetween the vases 15 so that they may be operated si'rnultan'df' ously bmeans of asingle operating lever 15. The said lever is" connected withthe valve connection 15 by a pin and slot. The con-- nection 15furthermore may be rovid'ed adjacent to each of the valves wit a turnbuckle or othersuitable means whereby the length of the connection 15between the lever 15 and the individual valves 15 may be varied so as tovary the resulting opera tion thereof with respect to the oppnin'gs' I5and 15 of the casing 12. As in 'cated the valves 15 are mounted to slidelongitudinally of the casing 12, and are held thereupon by flanges 15.With the valves arranged as shown, their normal position will be suchthat the openings of the casing'wili be subitially equal. If desired toclose one of openings or to reduce the amount of the ning the valvecorresponding thereto be moved and such movement will cause )rrespondinenlargement of the opposite ning, as wil be apparent by reference to iFig. 3 and the dotted lines thereon. By use of the turn buckles 15 theaforesaid mal osition of the parts and the relation the s1zes of theopenings may be varied ordin to the necessities of any articular e. T etube 11 will preferab y have a achable connection with the casing 12. asuitable means to rovide such a contion I have indicate at 17 a thimbleto ich the rear end of the tube 1 1 may be pernently connected by theuse of the clamp said thimble having a snug fit upon the ward end of thesaid casing. Should it desirable for any urpose to temporarily hdraw theblast om the engine cylins and to utilize the same for the ur oseremoving dust, dirt, gases, or the li e om operating parts of themachine, the fore: ng means will provide for such detachnt of the tube11. As a suitable means to port the tube 11 and its thimble 17 when conneted from the casing 12, I provide rete 2 18 mounted upon the frame ofthe chine. The tube 11 being of flexible vterial and of any suitablelength, will .dily permit of such movement. it 19 I indicate aconventional form of ket for the engine, which jacket may be anysuitable character, such as for air, ter, or the like, the urpose beingto prole a coolin medium or the engine. Such ucture is s owndiagrammatically only for a reason that it, per se, constitutes no partmy'present invention. In this connecnit will be understood that suchmechan- 1 just described exemplifies one of the apltation's of myimproved mechanism. 1 e funnel may e constructed of any .table materialand I provide a bri ht highly polished inner surface therefor. ar therear end of the funnel, and subtntially in line with the longitudinalaxis areof is mounted a head light of any suitle construction, the samebeing indicated an electric lamp 16, havin a small spherbl. or parabolicreflector 16 ocated between a same and the apex of the funnel, the npand reflector being so ositioned as not materially intercept t e blastof air rough the funnel, the same following the rface thereof almostentirely. With the np so positioned, the funnel 10 serves not ly as aneffective reflector or magnifier for e light but also as a means wherebythe es of the occupants of the vehicle are prozted or shielded from theblinding effect of e light. The conductors for the lamp 16 ll of coursebe made to pass through or into e funnel in any desired manner, and theI lamp devices will be sup orted in lace substantially as indicate Theel 10 serves furthermore as an effective attachment for the automobilehorn apparatus, and as one of the means of carrying out this function Ihave indicated the horn tube as being directly connected with the saidfunnel near the rear end or apex thereof, the said tube opening directlyinto the interior of the funnel at said point. In lieu of the hornconnection just described it may be preferred in some cases to employthe usual form of horn and'locate it or the bell thereof entirely withinthe funnel 10. The construction is such that by the use of acomparatively small horn thus located the funnel 10 will insure asufficiently loud blast for all practical purposes. It will beunderstood that the funnel 10 constitutes broadly an air receiver, thelarger end of which is arranged toward the front end of the machine.

In connection with the manner of distributing the air from the funnel orreceiver 10 it is to be noted that the usual water radiator mounted atthe front end of the automobile is dispensed with. Should some radiatingappliance similar to the above in its operation be found necessary ordesirable for use, a special construction of the same in which theradiator means is arranged directly on top of the cylinders, and in thepath of the air blast leading from the air receiver 10, would be emloyed.

Having thus describe the invention What is claimed as new, is

1. In automobile construction, the combination of running gear, an airreceiver supported thereon and having an open end arranged toward thefront end of t e machine, a motor, means for conveying air from the airreceiver to different parts of the motor, and means for variablycontrolling the relative quantities of air passing to said parts.

2. In automobile construction, the combination of running gear, an airreceiver supported thereon and having an 0 en end arranged toward thefront end of t e machine, a motor, a valved casing, connecting meansbetween the air receiver and easing, the latter being arranged todistribute air to different parts of the motor, and means for adjustingsaid connecting means so that air may be directed against mechanismseparate from the motor.

3. In automobile construction, the combination of running gear, an airreceiver supported thereon and having an 0 en end arranged toward thefront end of t e machine, a motor, a cooling jacket for the motor, adistributing casing having a lurality of assages communicating with t 1ecooling jac et, valves controlling said passages, means for o cratingsaid valves, and a tube connecting t e distributing casing with the airreceiver. fthan automobile construction, the combination of runninggear, an air receiver supported thereon and. having an 0 en end arrangedtoward the front end of t e machine, a motor, a cooling jacket for themotor, a distributing casing having a plurality of passa escommunicating with the cooling jacket, va ves controllin said passages,means for operating said va ves, a tube connecting the distributingcasing with the air receiver, and means for holding the tube in adjustedositions, either in connection with the distri uting casing, ordisconnected from the casing to supply air to other parts of theoperating mechanism.

5. In automobile construction, the combination of running gear, an airreceiver comprising a funnel arranged at the front end of the machine,means connecting the smaller end of the funnel with the operatingmechanism of the automobile to supply air to the latter, the inner sidesof the funnel being provided with a reflecting surface, and a lightarranged within the body of the funnel as specified.

6. In automobile construction, the combination of running gear, an airreceiver comprising a funnel arranged at the front end of the machine,means connecting the smaller end of the funnel with the operatingmechanism of the automobile to supply air to the latter, the inner sidesof the funnel being provided with a reflecting surface, a light arrangedwithin the body of the funnel as specified, and a secondary reflectorarranged in the rear of the light and in spaced relation to the innersides of the funnel for cooperation with the latter.

7. In combination with an automobile, an air receiver mounted thereonwith its open end toward the front of the machine, means for conveyingair from said receiver to the operating mechanism of the machine, andsounding means connected with the air receiver aforesaid.

8. In combination with an automobile, an

air receiver supported thereon and comprising a funnel the larger end ofwhich is arranged toward the front end of the machine and the innersides of which are provided with a reflecting surface, means connectedwith the funnel receiver to convey air received thereby to the operatingmechanism of the machine, a light arranged within the body of the funnelso that its rays will be reflected thereby, and sound creating means 5connected with the air receiver near the rear end portion thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MANANDER MOTT JOHNL Witnesses:

DENT Z. HOLCOMB, H. H.'HARVEY.

